26 Class40s lined up for the 47th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday August the 6th. A great fleet for a legendary race!
Even if Campagne de France (#147) was the first to round the famous Fastnet Rock on Tuesday August 8th, V and B (#144) is finally the first to cross the finish line in Plymouth after 3 days 3 hours 22 minutes and 27 secondes.
Maxime Sorel, Antoine Carpentier, Sam Manuard and Jonas Gerckens gave to this Mach40.3, launched in 2015, her first victory on the Class40 circuit after several podiums.
Imerys (#130) is second but still leads the 2017 Class40 Championship. Campagne de France completes le podium.
On the Vintage side, only 3 boats participated. Palanad II (#43) is the winner followed by the Finish boat Fuji (#38) and the British Arwen (#23).
General ranking :
https://www.class40.com/fr/courses/162-rolex-fastnet-race-.htm
Order at Fastnet Rock:
https://www.class40.com/fr/breves/7417-rolex-fastnet-race-ordre-de-passage-au-fastnet.htm